TABLE 1.
Descriptive Statistics
| All (N = 14) | Peer Support (N = 8) | Interpersonal Psychotherapy (N = 6) |
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| Characteristic | Mean (SD) [n if sample is reduced] | ||
| Age, years | 70.40 (12.22) | 67.18 (13.84) | 74.68 (9.04) |
| No. Female | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| No. Male | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| No. Black | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| No. White | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Mean education, years | 14.57 (2.79) | 15.00 (2.67) | 14.00 (3.10) |
| Grieving the death of: | |||
| Parent | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Spouse | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Child | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nephew | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| No. Sessions | 7.31 (4.52) [n = 13] {Min = 1, Max = 16} | 5.71 (3.50) [n = 7] {Min = 1, Max = 10} | 9.17 (5.15) {Min = 1,Max = 16} |
| No. Suicidal Ideation | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| PHQ-9 total baseline | 10.21 (7.53) | 5.38 (2.45)a | 16.67 (7.17)a |
| PHQ-9 total final | 5.23 (5.26) [n = 13] | 3.25 (4.13) | 8.40 (5.73) [n = 5] |
| ICG score baseline | 22.21 (12.55) | 12.50 (4.72)b | 35.17 (5.12)a |
| ICG score final | 10.85 (10.00) [n = −13] | 5.00 (2.51) | 8.4 (5.73) [n = 5] |
| On antidepressant | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Notes: Pre/post comparisons of PHQ-9 and ICG scores were made using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. PHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire; ICG: Inventory of Complicated Grief.
a
There is a significant difference between baseline and final ICG scores (p = 0.016) in the peer support group.
b
There is no significant difference between baseline and final PHQ-9 scores (p = 0.266) in the peer support group, the IPT group (p = 0.063), or in the baseline and final PHQ-9 score in the IPT group (p = 0.063).